The youth described the verbal attacks on Mr Akpabio since the suspension of Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan became a public discourse, as an attempt to undermine a prominent Niger Delta leader.Some Niger Delta ...

Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks ...

Fringing the delta of the Niger River, local mangrove forests are essential to biodiversity and the survival of local communities. In Nigeria, scientists, activists and lawyers are joining forces ...

An international research team has used earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9000 km2 region in the Niger Delta and pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the ...

The international research team led by University of Galway used Earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9,000km² region in the Niger Delta, and to pinpoint where ...

Around 28 GAA pitches worth of mangrove land is lost every day in the Niger Delta due to oil pollution. Nearly 6,000 hectares of mangrove forests in the Niger Delta are lost to oil spills annually.